laser treatment for facial and neck rejuvenation

Conditions: Face Rejuvenation; Neck Rejuvenation

Summary: to assess the efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction associated with the treatment of the face and neck with the 2,910nm mid-infrared ultraclear laser system using both superficial epidermal ablation and deep ablative and coagulative capabilities in the dermis for rejuvenation of photodamaged skin. additionally, this study will assess the additive value of a post-treatment skincare regimen consisting of a serum and cream containing red deer umbilical cord lining mesenchymal stem cell conditioned media for faster healing and more robust rejuvenation.

subjects will be treated with the ultraclear 2,910nm mid-infrared laser using both superficial epidermal ablation and deep ablative and coagulative capabilities in the dermis for rejuvenation of photodamaged skin of the face and neck. subjects will be randomized to have one of two post-laser skincare regimens which will be applied to the face and neck following laser treatment. all subjects will receive three (3) laser treatments to the face and neck using the ultraclear 2,910nm mid-infrared laser, performed 5 weeks ± 7 days apart.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * adult males and females aged 18 to 75 years * fitzpatrick skin types i-v * subjects in good general health based on investigator's judgment and medical history * must be willing to give and sign an informed consent form and photographic release form * willingness to have examinations of face and neck and digital photographs performed of the face and neck * physician evaluator classifying the subject as moderate to severe (class ii-iii, score 4-9) on the fitzpatrick-goldman classification of wrinkling and degree of elastosis scale for the face and neck. * the subject must be planning to undergo fractional ablative laser resurfacing to the face and neck and be willing to comply with study protocol and complete the entire course of the study. * subjects using any treatment skincare products (per investigator discretion) must discontinue use of these products before the start of participating in this clinical study and for the duration of the study. * male subjects with facial hair must be willing to shave the morning of the procedure. * must be willing to maintain usual sun exposure * subject agrees to avoid tanning or use of sunless tanner during the entire course of the study * negative urine pregnancy test result at the time of study entry (if applicable) * for female subjects of childbearing potential, must be willing to use an acceptable form of birth control during the entire course of the study. all systemic birth control measures must be in consistent use for at least 30 days prior to study enrollment. 1. a female is considered of childbearing potential unless she is postmenopausal, without a uterus and/or both ovaries, or has had a bilateral tubal ligation. 2. acceptable methods of birth control are: oral contraceptives, contraceptive patches/rings/implants, implanon®, depo-provera®, double-barrier methods (e.g., condoms and spermicide), abstinence, and/or vasectomy of partner with a documented second acceptable method of birth control, should the subject become sexually active. * must be willing to comply with study treatments and complete the entire course of the study exclusion criteria: * energy-based device (i.e., radiofrequency device treatments, microfocused ultrasound device or other ultrasound-based device treatments, laser and light-based device treatments, microneedling) treatment in the treatment area in the last 6 months * chemical peel or microdermabrasion of the face within 30 days prior to enrollment in the study * surgery (i.e., face lift, eyebrow lift, neck lift or lower rhytidectomy, liposuction to the neck and/or submentum, etc.) during the 12-month period before study treatment * any investigational treatment for improvement of skin quality and/or photodamage of facial skin during the 12-month period before the study treatment * recent use of topical tretinoin, adapalene, tazarotene, hydroquinone, imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil, ingenol mebutate, concentrated hydrogen peroxide, diclofenac, or photodynamic therapy (pdt) to the face within the previous 4 weeks * subjects must not currently be taking isotretinoin (accutane). * creams/cosmeceuticals and/or home therapies to prevent or treat photodamage, uneven skin pigmentation, excessive erythema (redness), fine lines/wrinkles, skin laxity and/or pore size during the 4-week period before study treatment * subjects with scarring in the treatment areas * subjects with tattoos or permanent implants in the treatment areas * subjects with a significant history or current evidence of a medical, psychological, or other disorder that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude enrollment into the study * subjects with a history of or presence of any skin condition/disease (including but not limited to any visible rash, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, actinic keratoses, keratinocyte carcinoma, melanoma, etc.) in the treatment area that might interfere with the diagnosis or evaluation of study parameters * skin with open wounds, excessively sensitive skin, neurotic excoriations, dermatitis or inflammatory rosacea in the treatment area * history of keloid or hypertrophic scarring * subjects with an active bacterial, viral, or fungal infection of the treatment areas or systemic infection * subjects who spray tanned or used sunless tanners in the treatment areas four (4) weeks prior to study treatment * history of lidocaine and/or tetracaine sensitivity deemed by the investigator to preclude the subject from enrolling into the study * individuals with known allergies or sensitivities to any of the ingredients of any topical products being used in this study * subjects must not have a compromised ability for wound healing, such as: malnutrition, steroid use, history of collagen vascular disease (e.g., lupus, scleroderma), atopic dermatitis, or immunologic abnormalities such as vitiligo. * subjects planning any cosmetic procedure to the treatment areas during the study period, other than the treatment that will be performed by the investigator * presence of incompletely healed wound(s) in the treatment area * subjects who are on an immunosuppressant or have an autoimmune condition * female subjects who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breast feeding during the study * current participation or participation within 30 days prior to the start of this study in a drug or other investigational research study

Keywords: wrinkles fine lines sun spots laxity facial laxity